Shloka 2
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
किन्तु कूर्मस्त्वया पूर्वं भारते भगवान् हरिः । कथितस्तस्य संस्थानं श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषतः ॥
kintu kūrmas tvayā pūrvaṃ bhārate bhagavān hariḥ | kathitas tasya saṃsthānaṃ śrotum icchāmy aśeṣataḥ ||
ஆனால் முன்பு பாரதத்தின் தொடர்பில் கூர்மன்—பகவான் ஹரி—என்று நீங்கள் கூறினீர். அந்தக் கூர்மனின் அமைப்பும் பரப்பளவும் முழுமையாகக் கேட்க விரும்புகிறேன்.
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FAQs
The verse models śravaṇa (careful listening) and precision in inquiry: cosmological symbols (like Kūrma) are to be understood in their full ‘saṃsthāna’—their conceptual shape and function.
It points toward avatāra-related narrative and cosmography: Hari’s Kūrma form is invoked to explain structural features of the world/land, linking divine descent with cosmic order.
Kūrma often signifies the sustaining base (ādhāra) beneath churning and transformation; asking its ‘saṃsthāna’ is asking about the hidden support that makes cosmic and human striving possible.